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A Study Of The Uses Of The Natural Resources Of Louisiana In The Teaching Of High School Chemistry., Lee Moncrief Harrison

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Athletic Training Departments Of 16 Four Year Colleges In The State Of California, Irving B. Thompson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The care of the athlete has come into much discussion and has been the object of much research, but all this has come about in recent years. The athlete's health is paramount to a successful team and a conscientious coach; more so is his health important in contact sports with intercollegiate football in the foreground. The interest in football injuries has increased with the increased emphasis of the sport, for the coach is finding it more and more important to have all his players in the best possible condition to withstand the physical and mental strain under which they must …

A Study Of Group-Guidance Activities Together With Their Relationship To The Over-All Guidance Program In Twelve Larger California Public Junior Colleges, Reuel L. Fick

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Present Day Guidance Program In The County School System Of Jefferson County, Kentucky., Mattye Belle Reid

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Suggestions For Junior High School Teachers In Utilizing The Visit Of The Freedom Train As An Experience In Teaching Social Studies., Mildred Tibbits

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Inter-Relationship Of School And Community As Shown In Cane Run School (Elementary School No. 34) Jefferson County, Kentucky., Sara Belle Wellington

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Major Causes Of "Drop-Outs" Among The Negro Children In The City Public Junior And Senior High Schools Of Chattanooga, Tennessee, During The Scholastic Years 1936-41, Roy Orlando Vaughn

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Teachers' Leaves Of Absence For Cultural Purposes And Exchange, Eleanor Janice Beck

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to make a detailed inquiry into the matter of granting teachers' leaves of absence for cultural purposes and exchange in representative public school systems of the United States, with special reference to the prevalence of the practice and the administrative details involved in the handling of the program.

Tentative Criteria For Evaluating High School Literature Curriculum Outlines, Paul Clay Burns

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the Members of the Graduate Committee of Morehead State Teachers College by Paul Clay Burns in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in August of 1947.

Development Of A Proposed Course Of Study In American History For The Senior High School, Floyd Gagnon

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction

I. Importance and Statement of the Problem

During the past fifty years secondary schools have made rapid advances both in enrollments and in the curriculum. In 1890 these schools were still the schools of the few, even though their enrollments had begun to grow rapidly. The high schools have continued their rapid growth until today today they present an extremely wide range of individual differences in such areas as interests, abilities and needs. Of the millions of students attending these schools today, probably six out of every seven will never attend college. It is thus apparent that …

Development Of A Program Of Art For Grades Four Through Six, Julia Eloise Oliver

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction

Art in the elementary school encompasses all the fields of creative expression. There should be equal emphasis on dancing, music, poetry, drama, writing, painting, construction, and the crafts. Although these forms are usually worked with separately, the underlying purpose should always be the development of the children's creative power and not the perfection of any separate skill.¹

A Study Of The Academic Success Of Veteran Former Probation Students In The College Of Arts And Sciences Of The University Of Louisville., Rollin E. Godfrey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The University of Louisville, like most other universities, played an important role in World War II in the training of Service Men for active duty in the Navy, and now in the post-war era, finds herself taxed to the limit to provide educational facilities for her veteran students. To admit large numbers of students, whether veteran or non veteran, without some sort of screening process to identify those who obviously could not do college work would be wasteful of manpower and public moneys. The policy which the University has used for many years is known to be a valid procedure, …

Enriching The Fifth Grade Unit, "The Ohio Valley," By Excursions In The City Of Louisville., Frances P. Moore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In January, 1947, the social studies unit, "The Ohio Valley (The Middle states)," was distributed to all Louisville Elementary Schools to be accessible to the fifth grade teachers. This unit, prepared and written by the Division of Curriculum and Research under Dr. John Dotson, will be described in greater detail in Chapter IV of this study. As a teacher in the Louisville Elementary Schools for the last seven years, with experience in the fifth grade the past five, the writer has felt a need for class excursions to clarify the thinking of the fifth grade pupils and to enrich the …

Present Day Elementary School Practices In Reporting Pupil Progress To Parents., Dorothy Sternberg

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Expanding The Curriculum In Negro High Schools In Saint Louis, Missouri, Faye Philip Everett

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The problem was to make a study of the major areas in which the curriculum in Negro high schools might be expanded to help improve the general well-being of the Negro citizens of Saint Louis, Missouri.

The procedure was to collect data from the records of the Board of Education, secure maps from the City Plan Commission, study the United States census of 1920-1930-1940, and secure data from local welfare and social agencies.

In the study it was found that the Negro population in Saint Louis will increase and that there is a need for four new middle-schools of secondary …

The Value Of Visual Aids In The Teaching Of American History, Elmer W. Ward

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

This survey includes such study aids as models, scales, graphs, maps, charts, pictures, slides, and motion pictures. It is the belief of many educators that these aids are effective devices in teaching and learning. Thus it is the writer of this thesis found the basis for his study in visual aids. Specifically, the problem involved was experimental and may be stated as follows, “An Experiment to determine the value of visual aids in the teaching of American History during the school year of 1946-47 in a class “B” high school in Kansas."

Spelling Rules As An Effective Factor In Seventh And Eighth Grade Spelling Achievement, Earl G. Schwartzkopf

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The core of the study is based on seven basic spelling rules as listed in the State adopted textbooks. Since this study is an investigation of the effectiveness of spelling rules, the writer chose the method of making a survey of spelling achievement on the seventh and eighth grade level of a portion of the graded elementary and rural schools in Kansas. A spelling test was constructed and administered to the pupils concerned in order to gain data for this study.

A Comparative Study Of Four Recent U. S. History Textbooks For The Secondary Schools, Fred P. Unruh

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

It is the purpose of the author to compare qualitatively, quantitatively, and structurally four recent American history textbooks of the senior high school level with reference to their study aids and suggestions.

A Study Of The State Aid Laws And Their Application In Certain Selected States, Marvin J. Dumler

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Upon exploration of recent literature pertaining to school finance, abundant evidence was found to support the contention that state aid is necessary for adequate financial support for public education. The writer has been interested in educational finance for some time, and, after considerable investigation, has chosen a thesis problem which is: To study the school laws pertaining to school finance and their application in certain selected states and to suggest modifications to the state aid laws in Kansas.

Business Management Of The Small Denominational College, Ruben J. Dumler

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Education is big business . This statement does not refer to the vast importance of education in a democracy, but rather to the financial operation of education . In order to operate our many institutions of higher learning, millions of dollars are spent . Education as well as industry was affected by the economic depression of our country and of the world during the early thirties . Income of the higher institutions of learning was decreasing and enrollment was on the decline , yet the amount of income and expenditure during this period was tremendous . The denominational college, or …

An Analysis Of The Results Of The State Reading Achievement Test In Selected Counties, 1947, W. Wallace Steeples

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

In general the problem of this thesis is an analysis of achievement performance made by children in Kansas elementary schools through the use of standardized tests prescribed by the State Department of Education. More specifically stated, the thesis is a critical examination of these test results in certain selected counties of the state. An effort is made to discover areas of weakness and, if possible, their causes and to suggest possible remedial measures.

A Study Of Academic Failure Of Veterans At Tennessee Agricultural And Industrial College, Henry L. Hardison

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Art Education In The Secondary Schools Of New Mexico, Eugene Lincoln Thomson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to evaluate the art program as it exists today in the secondary schools of New Mexico. More than simply a survey of statewide conditions, this study will also present some suggestions for an art curriculum in schools not now offering art, together with recommended physical facilities and qualifications of the instructor.

The art program which is investigated in this study does not embrace the arts of music or the dance. Reference to the fields of drama and household arts shall be restricted to such items as stagecraft, costume design, and interior decoration. Quality …

Factors Influencing School Attendance In New Mexico, Omer S. Spurlock

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to analyze school attendance records in the public, private, and parochial schools in New Mexico and from them and other pertinent data to determine those impersonal factors, if any, which influence school attendance in this state.

Teacher Participation In The Formulation Of Administrative Policies In The Public Schools Of New Mexico, Clarence Elvin Walter

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine the degree of active teacher participation in formulating certain administrative policies in the municipal and independent rural public schools of New Mexico.

The Comparative Achievement Of Entering College Freshmen Based On Standardized Tests And Semester Grade Point, Floyd L. Reed

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

To any interested reader or teacher, the purpose of this study was to discover significant differences, if any, in achievement of student s in the three classes of high schools. This brings the reader directly to the general problem of the thesis which may be stated as follows, "The Comparative Achievement of Entering College Freshmen Based on Standardized Tests and Semester Grade Point. More specifically , the problem was to discover: (1) significant differences, if any, in achievement of college freshmen from class “A” , "B" and “C” high schools in Kansas, by the use of standardized tests in English, …

A Study Of The Content And Administration Of Intramural Sports Programs In The High Schools Of Utah, Byrne C. Fernelius

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Intramural sports appeared in schools long before interscholastic athletics. Students within schools formed clubs and competed against one another. This student intramural competition increased until in 1915 Michigan and Ohio State each inaugurated a department of intramural athletics under the direction of one man. In 1915 John Wilce wrote the first treatise on intramural sports. In the army camps of World War I this type of intramural activity received a tremendous boost. In 1925 the high schools throughout the country began organizing intramural departments.

By 1941 the enthusiasm of physical education instructors for a comprehensive intramural program had become so …

Relationships Among Personality Scores, Mental Ages, And Achievement Scores In Seventh Grade Classes At La Porte, Indiana, And Comparisons With Findings Previously Reported, Roy S. Stuffle

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study: (1) to ascertain the amount and distribution of mental ability and scholastic achievement of the seventh-grade pupils of La Porte Junior High School, (2) to learn the degree to which these pupils were adjusted in self and social relationships, (3) to find existing relationships among achievement, intelligence, and personality adjustment as measured by standardized tests, and (4) to analyze the personality maladjustment that seemed present.

Fellow Americans : Source Material For A Unit On Brazil With Emphasis On The Region Surrounding The Amazon River., Henrietta Frances Alpiger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Teachers are a busy group. Contrary to the belief of many persons who are not in close contact with a teacher, the school day does not end when the children leave the building. No indeed--there are faculty meetings, committee meetings, P.T.A. meetings, educational association meetings and supervisor meetings to mention but a few of the functions every teacher is expected to attend. In the evening there are papers to grade, lessons to prepare, professional books and articles to read, and numerous records of many varieties to keep. Few teachers enjoy the luxury of an eight hour working day. It is …

An Evaluation Of The Practices And Functions Of The Clerk Of The Board Of Education In The State Of Utah, Dean C. Andrew

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Regardless of the size, the school district has some person who is responsible for keeping the clerical and financial records of the school district. This position is very frequently designated as the office of the clerk of the board of education. When the efficient clerk assumes the clerical and financial duties of the school district the superintendent is relieved of endless details, which allows him greater opportunity to perform those functions for which he is qualified, thus a smoother and a more efficient school system is the result. It has been thought in the past that any person regardless of …